Federal grant programs / Corporation for National and Community Service

AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 (94.006)

Also known as AmeriCorps State and National

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 billion
• Grant awards614
• Typical award$1.7 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$399 million
• Size rank126 of 1824
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $630 million in fiscal 2021 to $399 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 126th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 60% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 54 states and territories.

What the program funds

AmeriCorps State and National grants are awarded to eligible organizations that identify an unmet need in their community that will be addressed by AmeriCorps members that the organization recruits, trains, and manages. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who is enrolled in an approved national service position and engages in community service. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members receive an education award from the National Service Trust. AmeriCorps grant funding is distributed to Governor-appointed State Commissions and multi-state grantees. State Commissions award subgrants to organizations in their states, and the multi-state grantees work through operating sites in more than one state. These organizations recruit AmeriCorps members to respond to local needs. The grantee as a whole has the opportunity to enhance civic and community engagement to build volunteer and workforce skills.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants
  Open · Closes January 13, 2027 (74 days left) · up to not stated

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Use of assistance must be consistent with the funded approved grant application. See program’s Notice of Funding.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds must be used to operate or plan national and community service programs. Included in the Notice of Federal Funding and application instructions. Use of funds must be consistent with the funded application, and are subject to AmeriCorps' grants administration laws, regulations, and policies.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Statutory Formula: Title Statutory Formula: Title Chapter Part Subpart Public Law Chapter Part Subpart Public Law Matching Requirements: Percent: Other Match is 24 percent for the first three-year funding period. Starting with year four, the match requirement gradually increases every year to 30 percent by year ten and beyond. Fixed awards are exempt from matching requirements. Matching requirements are mandatory.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Notice of Funding Opportunities, with important dates and deadlines, are listed here: https://americorps.gov

Award range and average, in the agency's words

See Notice of Federal Funding.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 74% of the money, nonprofits 25% and colleges and universities 0.7%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.